Tape cutting and pasting device



Jan. 7, 1930. E. F. WATSON ET AL.

TAPE CUTTT NG AND PASTING DEVICE Fi led Sept. 20. 1928 3 Sheds-Sheet 1 INVENTORS away/@153 6: 5200 631 ATTORN EY 7, 1930. E. F. WATSON ET AL 1,742,293

TAPE CUTTING AND PASTING DEVICE Filed sept- 20. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS ATTORN EY Jan. 7, 1930 w soN ET AL 1,742,293

TAPE CUTTING AND PAST 1N6 DEVICE Filed Sept- 20. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTORS E]? WaZsOnJf W '51 5100;?

ATTORNEY Prensa, Jan.

UNITED ST TES PATENT OFFICE nnwm r. warson; or mnemonic, AND seminars 's. swnznr, or now rm,

NEW YORK, ASSIGNOBS T0,.AHEBICAH TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH 0012M, A.

- CORPORATION OF NEW YORK TAPE GU'ITING DEVICE Application filed September 20, -1928. Serial No. 307,207.

In certain printing tele raph systems, re-

ceived messages are printe on a tape and fed a receiving blank, for instance, in the form of a telegram, and in such form may be more easily read and filed. In brokers and other service in which tape printers are used, it is of utmost importance that the mesage be made available in as short a time as possible after coming in over the wire. It is therefore desirable that the tape be severed as close as possible to the printing point and that such severed tape be mounted in message formas expeditiously as possible.

In accordance with one of the objects of the present invention, there is provided a device which will sever strips of tape and apply moisture and pressure-to such strips to cause their adhesion to a supportingsurface Another object consists in the provision of a device of this character which is simple and comparatively inexpensive.

A further object consists in providing a device of this type which is light in weight and readily manipulated without lost motion to accelerate the speed of operations of cutting and pasting strips of printer tape upon a supporting surface.

These and further objects will be apparent from the following description, when considered in connection with t 'e accompanying drawings, in which one embodiment of the invention is illustrated. f

In the drawings, in which like characters of reference designate like parts throughout,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one side of the instrumentyFig. 2 is a like view of the opposite side of said instrument; Figs. 3 and 4 show the steps involved in one operation of the improved device; and Figs. 5 and 6 show the steps involved in an alternative operation of said device. Fig. 3 shows the tape bein withdrawn from a printer apparatus an moisture being applied to the mined. sur face of the tape; Fig. 4' shows t e method of Epplymg the tape to a supporting surface; 1g. 5 illustrates the improved instrument moving along the tape to moisten its gummed surface in accordance with the alternative operation; Fig. 6 illustrates a strip oftape applied to its supporting surface with the" instrument clamped to the loose end of the .tape preparatory to the severance of the end of the applied strip of tape.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates a hollow cylindrical casing which forms a container for liquid and also provides a handle which may be asped to manipulate the improved device. no end of the casing '5 is provided with interior threads into which aplug 6 is screwed, and a gasket 7 may be posltioned intermediate the casing and plug to form a water-tight connection between these elements. A duct or channel member 8, shown in the present instance of substantially rectangular form, extends from the plug 6 in a slightly declined direction "from the casing 5. The bottom surface of the member" 8 is in cllned toward its outer end, asshown by the reference 9, so that a somewhat. blunt or a tapered end is formed thereat. The inclined portion 9 provides a surface which may be nsed in connection with thetape 10 to smooth t out upon the supporting surface to which it is applled, while the declined position of the member 8 permits such operation to be performed without any undue elevation of the applicator 11 which extends within the casing 7 it passes thereover.

1 .g I I l g 0 u I 5 1s lmmersed in water carried 1n such casing,

and is saturated'therehy to provide moisture for the opposite or exposed end of the applicator which lies in the grooved portion 12. This moistened exposed end is adapted to be applied to the g'ummed side of the tape 10, as will presently appear.

A flat resilient member 13 is carried on the upper side of the channel member 8, and is provided with an inclined cam surface which connects with the pressure foot member 14. The member 14 is adapted, when depressed, to register in the groove 12 and apply pressure to the tape 10 passing through said groove. This causes the adhesive side of the tape to bear against the end of the applicator 11 seated in the groove so that moisture is applied thereto. A clip 15 is affixed to the member 14 and serves as it is passed over the tape to position it upon a supporting surface.

An extension 16 is carried on one side of the channel member 8, and a cutter 17 is journaled therein in any suitable manner. The cutter is provided with a blade and a trigger member 18. The trigger may be operated by the forefinger at the same time the handle of the improveddevice is 'rasped by the hand. A plate 19 extending rrom one side of the channel member 8 forms a flat supporting surface over which the tape 10 passes. This plate is provided with a straight edge with which the blade of the cutter 17 cooperates to form a cutting edge for severing a length of tape. The plate 19 is provided with a lug 20 which limits the downward travel of the cutter blade. The cutter member 17 maybe restored to its normal position by means of a spring 21 which has one of its ends secured to a bracket 22 carried by the extension 16, and the other end of the spring 21 may be secured to a pin 23 carried by the cutter member 17. The outer end of the pin 23 is provided with a circular button 24 which forms a mechanical connection between the clamp or pressure member 14 and the blade member 17. The button 24 engages and travels downward on' the inclined or cam surface of the resilient member 13 upon the operation of the trigger 18. The button 24 applies pressure to the member 14 and causes it to hold the tape 10 seated on the moistened applicator 11, while the cutter blade member performs a simultaneous operation of severing a strip of tape. I

In the operation of the improved instrument, the ta having the printed message on its upper si e is withdrawn from the printer apparatus and passed through the groove in which the moistened applicator is positioned, as shown in-Fig. 3. The applicator applies moisture to the gummed surface of a tape as The improved device is passed along the tape until. a point is reached where length of such tape corresponds approximately to the width of the supporting surface upon which the tape is to be mounted, or in the case of short messages to the end of the message. The tape is severed at this point, and is applied to the receiving blank or supporting surface. This operation is more clearly indicated in Fig. 4, which shows one end of the tape held upon the left side of the supporting surface by one hand, while the improved instrument held b the other hand has been caused to travel rom a left to a right position over the surface of the applied tape with its tapered side in engagement therewith. The tapered side of the device presses the tape evenly on the receiving blank, and causes its adhesion thereto. As an alternative method of smoothing out the tape on a supporting surface, a thimble attached to the forefinger of the left hand may be used.

In the alternative operation of the improved device, as indicated in Figs. 5 and 6, the end of the tape is shown in the first mentioned figure as being held with the left hand while the right hand passes the improved device from left to right along the tape. The gummed side of the tape is pressed against the moistened applicator, and the thumb of the right hand applies pressure to the spring member to clamp the tape between it and the applicator. The gummed side of the tape is thus caused to be moistened as it is passed over the applicator, and the tape is then positioned on a receiving blank.

In Fig. 6, a thimble, which is worn on the forefinger of the left hand, is passed over the positioned tape from left to right. This thimble has a fiat surface which when applied to the positioned tape causes it to adhere to the receiving blank in a smooth and even manner. When the thimble has reached an extreme right position, and while the tape is held in clamped position, the device is turned outwardly to cause the tape to be severed by cutter edge of the thimble member.

By watching the passage of the tape through the improved device, it is easy to sever such tape between two Words by the method shown in Figs. 3 and 4 or the alternative method shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The strip of severed tape may be placed on a supporting blank and smoothed out thereon. A new line of tape may be then started from the left side of the supporting blank, and so on, until the entire message is positioned upon the supporting blank.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination of a casing, a channel member extending therefrom for receiving and guiding tape to be moistened, a clamp member carried by the channel member, and a cutter journaled on the channel member for operating said clamp to hold the tape and for simultaneously severing such tape.

2. The combination of a casing, a channel member extending therefrom, a groove in the channel member for receiving and guiding handle and acontainer for liqui tape. to be" moistened, a clamp carried by the:

channel member and registerin "in said oove for applying pressure tot e tape in its passage through said groove and a cutter journaled on the, channel .memh

multaneously severing such tape.

3. The'combina'tion at a casin. forming a d, a channel member extending therefrom, a groove in the channel member for receiving and guiding tape to be moistened, a strip cl absorbent material seated in said groove and extend" in through the channel member into the contamer portion of said casing, a clamp carried by the channel member and registering in the groove for pressing the tape against the absorbent material and causing its gummed side tobe moistened in its passage through said groove, and a cutter journaled on the 1 channel member for operating said clamp to hold the tape and for simultaneously severing such tape,

' l. lln a cutting and pasting device for tapesand the like, the combination of a casing forming a handle and a container for liquid, a channel member extending from the casing and having a groove for receiving and guidingtape to be moistened,'a strip of absorbent matcrial having its end seated in said groove and extending through the chanation.

5. The combination of a casing, a channel member extending therefrom for receiving and guiding tape to be moistened, a-clamp member carried by the channel member, a

cutter journaled on the channel member for,

severing the tape, and means associated with the cutter for operating said clamp to simulf taneously hold the tape.

6. The combination of a casing, a channel member extending therefrom tor receiving and uiding tape to be moistened, a clamp mem er carried by the channel member, a cutter journaled on the channel member for severing the tape, and a mechanical connection between said cutter and said clamp whereby the clamp is operated-simultaneously with the cutter.

7. The combination of a casing, a channel member extending therefrom for receiving andguiding'tape to be moistened, a clamp member carried by the channel member, and

or for opensiting said clamp to hold the tape and for sifor receiving and guiding tape to be moisa cutter journaled onthe channel member? for severing the ta e, and a mechanical connection between said cutter and said clamp whereby the clat up is operated simultaneously with the cutter, said clamp being operable manually independently of said cutter. Y 8. The combination of a casin forming a handle and a container for li ui, a channel member extending in a dec ined position therefrom, a groove in the channel member toned, a strip of absorbent material seated in said groove and extendin through the channel member into the container portion of said casing, a clamp, carried by the channel memberand-registering in the groove for pressing the tape against the absorbent material andcausing its 1 mmed side to be moistened in its passage trough said groove, a cutter iournaled on the channel member for oper ating said clamp to hold the ta e andsimulj taneously sever such tape, an surface on said channel member for smoothing a severed strip cl tape upon the supporting surface to which it is applied. a

9. in a cuttin and pasting device for tapes and the like, t e combination of a casm forming a handle and a container for liqui a'channel member extending from the casing in a declined osition and havin a groove for receiving an guiding tape to e moistened, I astrip oi absorbent material having its end seated in said groove and extending through the channel member into the container to apply moisture to .the gummed side at a tape passing through the groove, a clamp member carried by the channel member and adapted to register in said groove, said clamp memher being adapted in one operation to hold the gummed side of the tape againstthc moistened absorbent material in the passage of the an inclined tape through said groove, a cutter journaled on the channel member for severing the tape and simultaneously actuating the clamp member to hold the tape during such operation,

and an inclined portion on the channel membar for smoothing out a severed strip of tape upon a supporting surface to which it is up plied,

10. The combination of a casing lorming a handle and a container for li uid adapted to be grasped by the hand, a channel member extending from said casing for receiving and guiding a tape to be moistened, a strip of absorbent material extending through the channel member into the container portion of said casing, a cutter journaled on said channel member, and a finger member extending downwardly from said cutter in such position that the cutter may be readily manipulated by the forefinger in the grasping position of the hand to sever said tape. 11. The combination of a casing formin a handle and a container for liquid adaptc to be grasped bythe hand, a channel member extending from said casing guiding a tape to be moistened, a strip of absorbent material extending through the for receiving and channel member into the container portion of said casing, a clamp carried by a channel member for pressing the tape againstthe absorbent material and causing it to be moistened in its passage through said channel member, a cutter journaled on said channel member, a finger member extending down- Wardly from said cutter in such position that the cutter may be readily manipulated by the forefinger in the grasping position of the hand to sever said tape, and a mechanical connection between said cutter andsaid clamp whereby the clamp may be operated simultaneously with the cutter.

12. The combination of a casing, a channel member extending therefrom for receiving and guiding tape to be moistened, a clamp member carried by the channel member and operable by the thumb, and a cutter journaled on the channel member for operating said clamp by a finger and independently of the thumb to hold the tape and for simultaneously severing such tape.

13. The combination of a casing, a channel member extending therefrom, a groove in the channel member for receiving and guiding tape to be moistened, a thumb operable clamp carried by the channel member and registering in said groove for applying pressure to the tape in its passage through said groove,

and a finger operable cutter journaled on the channel member for operating said clamp independently of the thumb to hold the tape and simultaneously sever such tape. In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this specification this 18th day of September, 1928.

EDWARD F. WATSON. BURDETTE S. SWEZEY. 

